Magnus Carlsen & Ian Nepomniachtchi share World Blitz Chess Championship title 2024

In the World Blitz Chess Championship 2024, Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi shared the title after their final match ended in a tie in New York yesterday. Carlsen, who led 2-NIL, needed a draw in the third game to win the title. 

However, Nepomniachtchi came back to level the score 2-2, forcing tiebreaks. After three draws in sudden-death games, Carlsen proposed sharing the title, which was



accepted.

In the Women’s section, China’s Ju Wenjun defeated her compatriot Lei Tingjie in the final to win the World Blitz Championship, completing a double after drawing five games.

 

India’s lone hope in the knockouts, R. Vaishali started with a loss in the quarterfinal against China’s Zhu Jiner but turned around quickly to win the matchup 2.5-1.5 after four games.